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Afghanistan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £315 Commercial, £75 Private

Timings:  3-4 working days

 

Albania

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular Fees:  No

 

Algeria

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £70 Commercial ,£5 Private            Timings:  2-3 weeks

 

Andorra

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

 

Angola

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £175 (Standard), £350 (Premium)

Timings:  3 weeks, 1 week

Antigua & Barbuda

FCO:   No            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

 

Argentina

FCO:   Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Armenia

FCO:   Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Australia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Austria

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Azerbaijan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Bahamas

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy / Consular:  No

Bahrain

FCO:    Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular:  Yes

Fees:  Some documents only, £100 Commercial, £160 Power of Attorney, £40 Private

Timings:  2-3 working days

Bangladesh

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees:  £15            Timings:  1 week

Barbados

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Belarus

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Belgium

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Belize

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Benin

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Bolivia

FCO:    Yes            Additional Embassy / Consular Fees:  Yes

Fees:    $150 Commercial, $100 if related to Charity

Timings:  5-10 working days

Bosnia Herzegovina

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Botswana

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Brazil

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Brunei

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Bulgaria

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Burkina Faso

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Burma

Now known as Myanmar

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £50            Timings:  1 week

Burundi

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Cameroon

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £60            Timings:  2 working days

Canada

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Rarely

Fees Per Document:  From £10             Timings: 1- 2 working days

 

Cape Verde

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Central African Republic

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Chad

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Chile

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £9            Timings:  7 days

China

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £25 Commercial, £15 Private

Timings:  4 working days

Colombia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Congo

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £50            Timings:  2-3 working days

Congo Democratic Republic

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £100 Commercial, £30 Private

Timings:  2 weeks

Costa Rica

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Croatia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Cuba

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £72            Timings:  1 week

Cyprus

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Cyprus (Turkish Federated State)

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £25            Timings:  3 days

Czech Republic

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Denmark

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Djibouti

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Dominica (Commonwealth)

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Dominican Republic

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document: £350 Commercial, £150 Private

Timings:  4-5 working days

Dubai

Part of United Arab Emirates

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £500 Commercial, £37.50 Private

Timings:  1-2 working days

Ecuador

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Egypt

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £44 Commercial, £20 Private

Timings:  1-2 working days

El Salvador

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Equatorial Guinea

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £150            Timings:  4-7 working days

Eritrea

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £35            Timings:  2-3 working days

Estonia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Ethiopia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £68            Timings:  2-3 working days

Fiji

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

 

Finland

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

France

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

 

Gabon

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £80            Timings:  5 working days

 

Gambia

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Georgia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Germany

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Ghana

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £80            Timings:  2 weeks

Greece

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Grenada

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

 

Guatemala

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £10            Timings:  1 week

Guinea

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Guinea Bissau

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Guyana

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Haiti

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Honduras

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Hungary

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Iceland

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

India

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Sometimes

Fees Per Document:  £46.88            Timings:  1 week

Indonesia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Fees Per Document:  £15            Timings:  4-5 working days

Iran

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £45            Timings:  2-3 working days

Iraq

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £120 Commercial, £12 Private            Timings:  2 weeks

Ireland

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Israel

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Italy

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Ivory Coast

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £25            Timings:  2-3 working days

Jamaica

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Japan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Jordan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £95 Commercial, £20 Private

Timings:  5-6 working days

Kazakhstan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Kenya

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £5            Timings:  3 working days

Kiribati

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Korea (North)

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Korea (South)

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Kuwait

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £15            Timings:  2-3 working days

Kyrgyzstan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Laos

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Latvia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Lebanon

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £54 Commercial, £11 Private

Timings:  2-3 working days

Lesotho

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular: Yes

Fees Per Document:  Free            Timings:  1-2 working days

Liberia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £50-70 per page plus 12% postal order

Timings:  5-7 working days

Libya

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £20-120            Timings:  1-2 working days

Liechtenstein

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Lithuania

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Luxembourg

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Macedonia (FYR)

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Madagascar

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £10

 

 

Malawi

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Malaysia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Maldives

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mali

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Malta

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £2

Marshall Islands

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mauritania

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mauritius

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mexico

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Moldova

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Monaco

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mongolia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Only if required

Fees Per Document:  £5 per page            Timings:  2-3 working days

Montenegro

FCO: Yes             Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Morocco

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Mozambique

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £75 Commercial, £40 Private            Timings:  3-4 day

Myanmar

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £50            Timings:  1 week

Namibia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Nauru

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Nepal

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees:  £15            Timings:  1 working day

Netherlands

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

New Zealand

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Nicaragua

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Niger

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Nigeria

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £45 plus £5 postal order per document

Timings:  2-3 working days

Niue

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Norway

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Oman

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular: Yes

Fees:  £105 commercial & £30 private            Timings:  2 – 5 working days

Pakistan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £8 upwards            Timings: 2 working days

 

Palestine

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £80            Timings:  2-3 working days

Panama

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Papua New Guinea

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Paraguay

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £38-79 Commercial, £21-79 Private

Timings:  3-4 working days

Peru

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Philippines

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £20            Timings:  4-5 working days

Poland

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Portugal

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Puerto Rico

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Qatar

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Fees Per Document:  £20 Commercial, £4 Private

Timings:  5 working days

Romania

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Russia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Rwanda

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Samoa

FCO:  Yes         Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

San Marino

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

 

Sao Tome and Principe

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Saudi Arabia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £10 Commercial, £12 Private

Timings:  3-5 working days

Senegal

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £14            Timings:  7 working days

Serbia

FCO:  Yes           Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Seychelles

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Sierra Leone

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £200            Timings:  4-5 working days

Singapore

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £5            Timings:  2-3 working days

Slovakia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Slovenia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Solomon Islands

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Somalia

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

South Africa

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Spain

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Sri Lanka

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £15            Timings:  10 working days

St Kitts & Nevis

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

St Lucia

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

St Vincent and the Grenadines

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Sudan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £55            Timings:  10 working days

Suriname

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Sweden

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Switzerland

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Syria

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Contact Arab British Chamber of Commerce

 

Taiwan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £12            Timings:  2-3 working days

Tajikistan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £150            Timings:  7-10 working days

Tanzania

FCO:  Yes           Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £26            Timings:  5 working days

Thailand

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £10            Timings:  2-3 working days

Togo

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Tonga

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Trinidad and Tobago

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Tunisia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fee:   £2 per page            Timings:  2 working days

Turkey

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Turkmenistan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £43            Timings:  7-10 working days

Uganda

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £20            Timings:  2-3 working days

Ukraine

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

United Arab Emirates

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £500 Commercial, £37.50 Private

Timings:  1-2 working days

United States of America

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Uruguay

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Uzbekistan

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Vanuatu

FCO:  No            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No

Venezuela

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £36-51.10 Commercial            Timings:  4-5 working days

Vietnam

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £30            Timings:  1 week

Zaire

Former name for Congo Democratic Republic

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £100 Commercial, £30 Private            Timings:  2 weeks

Zambia

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  Yes

Fees Per Document:  £15            Timings:  15 working days

Zimbabwe

FCO:  Yes            Additional Embassy/Consular:  No